Abdus Sadek

Abdus Sadek (; 31 July 1945 – 13 July 2011) was a former Bangladeshi football player and coach.

Playing career Sadek represented Fire Service AC in the Dhaka First Division Football League. In 1963, he represented East Pakistan Combined University team at the National Football Championship in Karachi.

Coaching career In 1983, Sadek served as coach of the Bangladesh Green team at the 1983 President's Gold Cup in Dhaka. He went on to work as the chief football coach of National Sports Council from 1985 to 1990. This marked Bangladesh's first international title, although the tournament is not highly regarded due to the majority of participating teams being international selections. Nonetheless, the Korean team featured notable players such as Seo Jung-won, Huh Ki-tae, Hong Myung-bo, and Kim Byung-soo, among others.

Sadek also served as the head coach of the Bangladesh U16 team at the 1994 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers held in Saudi Arabia. In 1995, he served as the assistant coach of the team which on the 4-nation Tiger Trophy in Myanmar under coach Otto Pfister, a tournament largely considered to be the country's first international trophy.

Death On 13 June 2011, Sadek died of kidney failure while under treatment at the Islami Hospital in Dhaka.

Honours Bangladesh Red Bangladesh President's Gold Cup: 1989